Shingling gauge



I Aug. 12 1924. 1,504,635

s. MCCAUSLAND I SHINGLING GAUGE Filed May 23, 1923 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 12, 1924.

UNITED STATES SANFORD MCCAUSLAND, or QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS.

SHINGLING GAUGE.

Application filed May 23, 1923. Serial No. 640,919.

To all whom it may camera:

Be it known that I, SANFORD MoCAUs- LAND, a citizen of the United States, residing at Quincy, 69, in the county of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Shingling Gauges, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my said invention is the provision of a peculiar and advantageous gauge through the medium of two or more of which shingles may be evenly laid in line.

To the attainment of the foregoing, the invention consists in the improvement as hereinafter described and definitely claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification v Figure 1 is a view illustrating two of my novel gauges as arranged in use.

Figure 2 is a top plan View on an enlarged scale of one of the gauges, the same being shown as properly applied to a thin shingle and as arranged on a bar bywhich the gauges are carried.

Figure 3 is a View taken at right angles to Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a cross-section taken in the plane indicated by the line 4-4 of Figure 2,

Figure 5 is a detail plan view of the lever through the medium of which the clamping jaws of the gauge are adjusted andmaintained in working position.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all of the views of the drawings. I

The shingles in Figure 1 are designated by 1, and 2 designates an ordinary bar, preferably of wood arranged in the usual man ner relative to the shingles ,1. Two or more of my novel gauges are used on the bar 2 according to the length of the roof or wall to be shingled, the gauges being clamped on the bar 2 as hereinafter described in detail. The gauges designated by 3 in Figure 1 are identical in construction and therefore a detail description of the gauge shown in Figures 2 to 5 will suffice to impart a definite understanding of all.' Among other ele ments the gauge, Figures 2 to 5, comprises a body bar 4 of appropriate metal, longitudinally slotted at 5 and provided at opposite sides of the slot 5 with graduated scales 6. As shown the major portion of the body bar 4 is straight, but the end por tion of the bar is deflected downwardly as indicated by 7 and is provided at its rear end with a T-head 8. The end of the bar 4 opposed to the inner side of the T-head 8 is beveled as designated by 9, and the inner side of the T-head 8 is beveled as indicated by 10. The T-head 8 is connected to the end 9 of the body bar 4 by spaced pins 11 and on the said spaced pins 11 is mounted and adapted to rock a U-shaped member 12 between the lower arm of which and the lower side of the bar 4, the lower edge portion of a shingle 13 is adapted to be received as illustrated. In the upper arm of the member 12 is threaded a screw 14 by which the shingle may be clamped between the lower arm of the member 12 and the bar 4 or between the lower arm of the member 12 and a spacin device 15. vThe said spacing device -15 is preferably concaVO-convex, and

is designed for use on thin paper shingles, which is readily applied to and removed from the body bar 4, being provided as illustrated with lugs 16 which loosely straddle the longitudinal edges of the bar 4 as illustrated.

Arranged under the body bar 4 are clamp members 17 to engage the strip or bar 2. The said members 17 are of general angular form and have lugs 18 disposed at opposite sides of the 'bar 4. One of the clamping members is provided with a threaded post 19 which extends through the slot 5 and is adapted to receive a wing nut 20. The other clamping member is provided with a smooth post 21 which also extends through the slot 5 and is designed to receive a washer 22 retained in position by a cotter pin 23.

In addition to the elements enumerated the gauge comprises a clamping lever 24. This lever 24 is pivoted on the post 19 and is provided with a cam slot 25 which receives the post 21. Consequently when the lever is swung until handle 26' is in alinement with the body bar 4, the clamping member 17 will be set and held against the bar 2 to retain the gauge in working position on the bar. The lever 24 is fixed in said position by tightening of the wing nut 20. It will also be noticed that when the wing nut 20 is loosened and the handle of the lever is swung toward the right out of alinement with the body bar 4 the clamping members will be moved in opposite directions and hence released from the bar 2.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that my novel gauges are readily adjustable to last layers of shingles; also, that with the assistance of the gauges shingles may be expeditiously and easily laid. in an even manner. It will also be apparent that the gauges are simple and inexpensive in construction and are well adapted to withstand the usageto which shinglegauges are ordinarily subjected.

I have entered into a detailed description of the construction and relative arrangement of the parts embracedin the present and preferred embodiment of my invention in order to'impart a full, clear and exact understanding of thelsaid embodiment. I do not desire, however, to be: understood as confining myself to the specific construction and relative arrangement of parts inasmuch as in the future practice of the invention various changes and modifications may be made such as fall within the scope of my invention, as defined in my appended claims.

rHaving described my invention, what I claim and'desire to secure by Letters-Patent,

1. A shingle gauge comprising a body bar with a longitudinally slotted straight portion and graduated scales at opposite sides of the slot, a deflected rear portion, an enlarged head connected with and spaced from the rear end of the latter portion, a U-shaped member 'mounted to rock between the rear end of the body bar and said enlarged head, a screw bearing in the upper arm of the U- Y shaped member and adapted to engage the body bar, and means on the straight portion of. the body banfor securing the bar in position. l

2. A shingle gauge comprising a body .barwith a longitudinally slotted straight portion and graduated scales at opposite sides of the slot and witha deflected rear .portion and .an enlarged head connected with and spaced from the rear endof the .latterportion, a U-shaped member mounted to rock betweenthe rearendof the body bar and saidenlarged head, -a screw hear- :ing in lthe upper arm of the -U-shaped member and adapted to engage the body bar, and means on thestraight portion of the body bar forsecuring the same-in position; the rear end ofthe body bar and the inner side of the said enlarged head being beveled at .opposite sides of the U-shaped member.

3. In a shingle gauge, the combination of a longitudinally slotted bar, clamping members guided on and movable longitudinally of the bar, said clamping members having posts in the slot of the bar, one of the said posts being threaded, a clamping lever ful crumed on said threaded post and having a cam slot receiving the other post and also having its slotted portion secured on said other post, and a nut mounted on the threaded post and adapted for adjustably fixing the lever in position.

4:- In a shingle gauge, the combination with abar, a U-shaped member connected .with and adapted to be rocked at the rear end of the bar, a screw mounted in the upper arm of said U-shaped member to engage the bar, and a spacing member slidably arranged on the rear portion of the bar and interposed, between said bar and the lower arm of the. U-shaped member.

5. In a shingle gauge, the combination with a bar, a U-shaped member connected with and adaptedto be rocked at the rear end of the bar, a screw-mounted in the upper arm of said U-shaped member to engage the bar,- and a spacing member slidably arranged 011 the rear portion of the bar and inter-- posed between said bar and the lower arm of the U-shaped member; the said spacing member being concavo-convex in the direction of the length of the bar.

6. I11 a shingling gauge, the combination of a bar, a U-shaped member connected with the rear end of and straddling the bar and mounted to rock thereon, and ascrew threaded in said U-shaped member and adapted to bear against the bar.

7. In a shingling gauge, the combination of a. bar, a U-shaped member connected with the rear end of and straddling the bar and mounted to rock on the rear portion of the 'bar, and a screw threaded in said U-shaped member and adapted to bear against the body bar, and a spacing device mounted on the rear portion of the bar and interposed between the same and the inner arm of the U-shaped member.

SANFORD McCAUSLAND. 

